Esther 7:9-10
Then Harbona, one of the eunuchs in attendance on the king, said, “Moreover, the gallows that Haman has prepared for Mordecai, whose word saved the king, is standing at Haman's house, fifty cubits high.” And the king said, “Hang him on that.” So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the wrath of the king abated.
Subject: Revenge and Justice
One of the most difficult aspects of life is dealing with an injustice that has been done against you, or will be done against you. We have such an innate sense of justice, we know when something isn't "right" and we fight to make it "right." In the story of Esther and Mordecai we have such an issue. Wicked Haman sought to have Mordecai killed by having all the Jews killed. He even built gallows in his back yard to hang Mordecai. But, God intervened. God rescued His people and had Haman hung on those very gallows.
Proverbs 26:27
Whoever digs a pit will fall into it,
and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling.
God is a God of justice and He will turn the very things in unjust do, back onto their own heads. Paul recognized the feelings and anger we get and the desire for revenge we get within ourselves. In Romans 12 Paul tells us to NOT take vengeance but to release the injustice to God. This is the only way true "justice" can be had. We are not just people and skew justice to meet our version of truth. God is the only one who can exact perfect, righteous, justice. This is the story of Mordecai and Esther. We are to give our enemies and issues over to God and allow Him to work those things out. That is living by faith in the midst of injustice.
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